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Which subdiscipline of mathematics deals with the study of numbers?
Which subdiscipline of mathematics deals with the study of numbers?
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Number theory (correct)
- Geometry
Which subdiscipline of mathematics focuses on the study of shapes and the spaces in which they are contained?
Which subdiscipline of mathematics focuses on the study of shapes and the spaces in which they are contained?
- Algebra
- Geometry (correct)
- Analysis
- Number theory
What is the main activity in mathematics?
What is the main activity in mathematics?
- Discovering properties of abstract objects (correct)
- Performing calculations
- Solving real-world problems
- Creating new formulas
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have certain properties called?
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have certain properties called?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
True or false: Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities?
True or false: Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities?
True or false: There is a general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?
True or false: There is a general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?
True or false: Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them?
True or false: Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them?
True or false: A proof in mathematics consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results?
True or false: A proof in mathematics consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results?
True or false: Abstract objects in mathematics consist of abstractions from nature?
True or false: Abstract objects in mathematics consist of abstractions from nature?
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